Westminster Abbey

Rushed deals and a disregard for root problems provide a flimsy foundation for sustainable peace  

Syria seeks balance and protection; Russia wants permanence and influence. These issues were surely discussed when Sharaa met Putin in Moscow last week.

Her task will be to balance the country's security imperatives with American expectations regarding burden-sharing, defence spending, and economic cooperation

The army and the RSF rely on the assets at their disposal to sustain governance and fund their war efforts, while trying to win over the international community by seizing larger swathes of Sudan

The international community's contradictory responses to Ukraine and Gaza lay bare the farce of a supposed rules-based global order